The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-05-27

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ferred and probably as much more common
stock, and make the public pay for this ex-
pensive 'watsr."
But they can't tunnel the Common.
The event Of the week in dramatic circles
Is the production Of the 'Taming of the
Shrew'' at the Museum. Daly's company
had their usual success in "Love in Har-
ness' last week, though the play is weak
ling.
"Jim the Penman'' ends its prosperous
run this week, to be followed by Nat Good
win and Lorie Fuller. The latter talented
little mimic captured the public's favor in a
single nights appearance not long ago, and
Goodwin will have to divide his honors with
her.
''The World" melodrama will be revived
at the Boston theater next week.
part of Mephistopheles. and his wife that of
Margaret.
It has been known for some time to
printers that reduction of expenses was
proposed in the Advertiser Office. The pa
per has prospered under w. s. Barrett's
management, but has not yet reached a pay
ing basis The rate Of composition is 8
cents less than that demanded by the typo
graphical union, and cut will not be en-
dured The printers have refrained from
enforcing their scale in the Post, Advertiser,
Transcript and Traveller Offices, because they
knew the papers could not afford to pay it,
and in the Journal Office because that Office is
strong enough to make its own prices
The way in which wages for typesetting
are being advanced here, as elsewhere
through the country, is interesting. At
the same wages the work is only about one
tenth as costly to the papers having 100, 600
circulation as to those having 10000. To
The Herald and Globe the cost Of type
setting is comparatively small item, and
they can afford to pay 45 cents a thousand
ems-5O cents or whatever the printers may
hereafter demand They get their money
back in reputation for being ''friends Of
the workingmen''-a reputation which has
q market value
Such papers having advanced their scale,
the demand then comes for a like advance
ment from the weaker papers, who must
take their choice between a possible labor
fight or being compelled to squeeze expen-
ses where they are already compressed to
the utmost-in the news department.
Printers suspect that The Advertisers
utdown is a dodge to heal of an advance.
The Transcript is notably fair paper.
When it makes money it raises the wages of
its employees without urging Vice versa, it
cuts.
The Advertiser Record has been making a
strong push for leadership in the past year.
1t has taken upon itself the burden of 'eter-
nal vigilance in local affairs and has
stood alone in exposing the weaknesses and
worse Of thtecity government. As the MI
erary and sts,aay~ Dsstonese journal IL must
yield the palm to The Transcript, and in
business affairs The Journal is still supreme,
but The Advertiser draws some support
from both these fields and often has a good
SCOOP in railroading or commercial news
The mugwumps and Independents Of all
classes have warmed to The Post of late be-
cause of its strong editorial page
1t is hard to tell who reads The Traveller
or why. A United States official tells me
that it is a habit which the custom house
officers have not yet shaken off.
***
These are the positions in the newspaper
race for circulation: Globe first, Herald
close upon it, Journal long third but over
$4,000; Record, Advertiser, Transcript,
Traveller and Post
The Record prints some lively special
cablegrams each week day l do not know
whether it is the ball reporter or the market
editor who writes the European cablegrams
in its Sunday editions. The articles show
wide reading, and would look we'll in Apple
tons annual cyclopedia. The strength of
the Sunday edition is in its descriptive ar
ticles on local topics. In this respect it is
far ahead of the other Sunday papers.
*#*
If the attendance at the base ball grounds
holds out as it has begun the association will
clear over $500, 900 this year. Half that
sum may reasonably be counted on, allowing
for failing enthusiasm. 1t is an enormous
profit considering the small investment.
Gambling runs high on the bail gamea
The pool room in Spring Lane is taking in
$500 or $14OO day. Seventy dollars for
81 was paid to holders of the right combina-
tion the other day The business is done
boldly, the only precaution taken being to
have the ticket buyers pay their money sep
arately in closed compartments. Many
bleary-eyed nerve-shattered wretches stake |
UHeAr lew uolldIS ON Cne games, though the |
bulk of the revenue comes from business
men.
The composite photograph of the Harvard |
senior class will look more manly if the |
eliminates the features of the
bull dog which accidentally got 'took. -
Harvard men think that they are well |
with Yale for the Mott Haven
athletics Saturday. Each college is likely
to get five first prizes and the second prizes
will determine the possession of the cup.
Three new courses are added to Harvard's
English department for next year, making
it probably the strongest in the United
States.
Rowing men at Cambridge feel very blue
over the Varsity crews poor form. The
crew are mostly green men, and poor
material at that. Yale's crew is said to be
pulling in splendid form. Columbia is even
more discouraged than Harvard.
''Harvard's ball nine has no business
With Yale's this year," is what the Cornell
men say.
An enormous drain on the pockets of the
working people" of Boston has its suction
mouth located in brokers' office on Wash
nptOn street near The Herald huildipr |